Comparative performance of 4 dermoscopic algorithms by nonexperts for the diagnosis of melanocytic lesions

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1008-1014

  Dolianitis, Con ^a,c   Kelly, John ^a   Wolfe, Rory ^b   Simpson, Pamela ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; NEVUS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMATOLOGY; DERMOSCOPY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEVUS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 24044522569     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.141.8.1008     Document Type: Article

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